Editorial: The impact of the space environment on microbial growth and behavior

Abstract

Editorial on the Research TopicThe impact of the space environment on microbial growth and behavior The Research Topic starts off with a primary research article by Puig et al., testing the survival of genetically engineered Escherichia coli to simulated low earth orbit conditions. Enhanced survival to radiation, extreme temperature and low pressure was achieved through the insertion of the Dsup radiation resistance gene and the DNA damage repair genes, recA and uvrD Frontiers in Microbiology frontiersin.org